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#CB95DB Color

#CB95DB is rgb(203, 149, 219) in RGB, hsl(286, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB95DB
HEX#CB95DB
RGBrgb(203, 149, 219)
HSLhsl(286, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(286, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.114 318.3)
LABlab(68.84% 29.87 -27.72)
LCHlch(68.84% 40.75 317.14)

What #CB95DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CB95DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.35Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.47Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.7African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.62Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.96Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.72

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CB95DB Channel Values

How #CB95DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 149 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB95DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB95DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB95DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB95DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB95DB
Complementary
#A5DB95
Analogous
#A795DB
Analogous
#DB95C8
Triadic
#DBCA95
Triadic
#95DBCA
Split comp.
#C8DB95
Split comp.
#95DBA7

Tints & Shades of #CB95DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D2A4E0
#D7AFE4
#DFBEE9
#E7CEEE
#EEDDF3
#F4E8F7

Shades

#B76FCE
#A64CC2
#8A38A3
#6A2B7D
#4A1E57
#2D1235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB95DB.

How #CB95DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB95DB
Protanopia#A0A0DB
Protanomaly#B39CDB
Deuteranopia#A9A9DA
Deuteranomaly#B8A2DA
Tritanopia#C3A0A0
Tritanomaly#C69CBB
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB95DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cb95db: #CB95DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB95DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb95db': '#CB95DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.584, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cb95db">#CB95DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB95DB"

More Purple Colors

#CB95DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB95DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB95DB?

#CB95DB is a light purple — rgb(203, 149, 219) in RGB and hsl(286, 49%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #CB95DB?

#CB95DB is rgb(203, 149, 219) — red 203, green 149, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB95DB?

#CB95DB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB95DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB95DB scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB95DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB95DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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